{"id":14521,"date":"2025-01-09T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhcoa.org\/es\/?p=14521"},"modified":"2025-01-09T16:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:09:50","slug":"bird-flu-update-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhcoa.org\/es\/bird-flu-update-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Flu Update: January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nhcoa.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-header-2025-01-07T092942.491-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14522\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhcoa.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-header-2025-01-07T092942.491-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/nhcoa.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blog-header-2025-01-07T092942.491-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-face82236bf39ad9200fcbe5666dd373 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Bird Flu, otherwise known as Avian Influenza or H5N1, has been infecting various herds of dairy cattle across the country. On December 18th, the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caloes.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Legal-Affairs\/Documents\/Proclamations\/12.18.2024__SOE_Bird_Flu_GGN_Signed.02.pdf\"><strong>California declared a state of emergency<\/strong><\/a> regarding the spread of H5N1 in its dairy cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90fad4a6b53400c8d5d146a0f0a2cf1d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">In the formal announcement of the state of emergency, the Executive Department of California notes that the state has led the nation in milk production since 1993. In 2022 its dairy cattle accounted for 18.2% of the United States\u2019 milk production, highlighting the significance of widespread infections amongst its dairy cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff542afefeebd14eb8db209cd810412d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">This state of emergency reflects a plan of action to monitor and quarantine infected dairy cattle, and does not reflect a great impact on the public aside from those who work with livestock. <strong>The announcement further notes that there have been 61 total reported confirmed cases of H5N1 infections amongst humans across eight states<\/strong>. However, it should also be noted that <strong>there has yet to be any evidence of transmission from human to human, and rather only from cattle or birds to human<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b7fd704387b28294143ee56bccb0a73 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">This development in California comes in tandem with the news of a human infection in Louisiana, reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also on December 18th. <strong>The CDC reports that this infection was confirmed on Friday, December 13th, and that it is the first severe case in a human thus far<\/strong>. Previous confirmed infections have resulted in fairly minimal symptoms like conjunctivitis (eye infection).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50425c161cca38afeacbb2a5f0599613 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">The Louisiana individual is reported to have received the infection from \u201csick and dead birds in backyard flocks,\u201d and that there still has been no human-to-human transmission. Currently, all cases of avian influenza in humans have been received via direct contact with infected birds and livestock. <strong>While the spread of avian influenza amongst birds and cattle in the United States continues to develop, there is yet to be any transmissions identified amongst the human population (human to human).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-328bbfefb56ff6c622416653702b8742 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">However, on December 26th, 2024, the CDC released an update on this Louisiana patient, after analyzing the virus\u2019 genomic sequences in samples gathered from the patient. The CDC analysis found \u201clow frequency mutations in the hemagglutinin gene of a sample sequenced from the patient,\u201d that were not present in the samples received from the poultry that infected the patient. <strong>The potential danger in this occurrence, is that mutations could allow the virus to transmit between humans. However, these specific mutations do not yet mean that human-to-human transmission is likely, and the CDC still considers the risk to the general public to be low.<\/strong> In fact, the CDC does note that the specific virus detected in this patient is similar to existing candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs), suggesting that if need be, vaccines could be easily produced by manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42a565ccfa7295003949303d9a8b3003 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">On January 6th, 2025, it was reported that the patient in Louisiana, an older adult, had passed due to the severity of their illness. The CDC notes that while tragic, this was not unexpected due to the nature of severe cases of bird flu, and the patient being at greater risk due to their age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b4aded2667df3dbea18f316eb8e9475 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">But once again, at this time the CDC maintains that there is little threat to the U.S. general population. <strong>At this time there has been transmission from human to human, and the mutations seen in the Louisiana patient are not considered dangerous as of yet.<\/strong> The California State of Emergency is not due any apparent threat of human-to-human transmission, but for the sake of remedying the virus\u2019 impact on dairy herds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a32b05128f3f9c0713fdf4b1b9f12a0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">If you or someone you know has had direct contact with birds or livestock, consider the following tips from the CDC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bbfb2d182e8a71cebb80996be1201c7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Whenever possible, avoid contact with sick or dead animals, particularly wild birds and poultry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34d8f99a11a326be1ec7ed3a1a3f72a1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> If direct\/close contact with wilds birds, sick or dead poultry, or livestock, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves and masks. The CDC further notes that even healthy presenting birds can carry the infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36c910c5fbcfd13281e385a06452d394 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Avoid materials and surfaces that have been contaminated with saliva, mucous, or animal feces from wild or domestic birds, or other animals with confirmed or suspected avian influenza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16868167dddb9591dd6418c84ebc9727 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \u201c2024 Bird Flu,\u201d Open State of Emergency Proclamations. California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services. 12\/18\/2024. https:\/\/www.caloes.ca.gov\/office-of-the-director\/policy-administration\/legal-affairs\/emergency-proclamations\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \u201cCDC Confirms First Severe Casse of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States,\u201d CDC Newsroom. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 12\/18\/2024. https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2024\/m1218-h5n1-flu.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \u201cGenetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana,\u201d Avian Influenza (Bird Flu). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 12\/16\/2024. https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/bird-flu\/spotlights\/h5n1-response-12232024.html#xd_co_f=YTVkOTA2YmItYjFmZi00ZGQxLWFjZGEtOTM3ZDhmZDExZjQx~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \u201cFirst H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States,\u201d CDC Newsroom. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1\/6\/2025. https:\/\/cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2025\/m0106-h5-birdflu-death.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bird Flu, otherwise known as Avian Influenza or H5N1, has been infecting various herds of dairy cattle across the country. On December 18th, the state of California declared a state of emergency regarding the spread of H5N1 in its dairy cattle. 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